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CHARLES ASBURY, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE SANITARYCONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

CARBONIZER.

SE'ECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,078, dated April 6,1897.

Application filed March 16, 1896. Serial No. 583,324. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, CHARLES ASBURY, of Chelsea, inthe county of Suffolkand State of Hassachusettahave invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Carbonizers, of which the following is a' specification.

This invention has for its object the production of a new and improvedcarbonizer; and it consists in the novel features of construction andrelative arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in thespecification, clearly illustrated in the drawings, and particularlypointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying one sheet of drawings,forming a part of this application, in which like charactersindicatelike part-s wherever they occur.

In the drawings, Figure l represents in side elevation acarbonizerconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents avertical cross-sectional view thereof on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, in the embodiment of my novel carbonizertherein shown and selected by me for the purpose of illustrating myinvention, a represents a portion of the top of a range or otherheat-producing device. a represents an opening therein adapted to beclosed when not in use by a cover or lid (not shown) in the usual way.The range d and its several parts and ad juncts may be of any preferredconstruction or style, and it will not be further described here, as itforms no part of my invention.

b represents my improved carbonizer provided with a handle h', by whichit may be moved about or carried. As here shown, the carbonizer isseparable from the range or stove and can be placed aside when not inuse, or can be moved to different parts of the range or flue, or appliedto different ranges, it being designed to be a portable utensil separateand distinct from a iiue or range in connection with which it is usedand adapted to be moved about or placed aside, like a metal or otherkitchen utensil.

The several parts of the carbonizer, as here shown, are made ofsheet-iron suitably riveted together, but they may be made, if desired,of cast-iron and bolted together.

h2 represents a chamber of any desired form,

the material forming the walls b3 of said chamber being cut away at oneend to form an opening, (not shown,) in which the hopper may beinserted, and also cut away at the bottom to form an Opening b5. Thelatter opening is divided into two passage-ways h6 12T, by means of thepartition bs, secured by rivets b9 to the bottom of the wall b3 adjacentthe opening b5. A short pipe f is connected at one end to the wall h3about the opening h5, and at its bottom is adapted to fit about theopeninga in the range a. The opening in the pipe f is divided into twopassageways f f2by means of a partition f3, secured in any desired wayto the partition 198. This partition f 3 is designed to extend into orbelow the top of the range, as shown, into the passage-way a3 of therange, through which the products of combustion pass from the fire-boxto the flue.

The walls of the lower portion of the passage-way f2 are bent to form asnout f8, whose mouth is directed to deliver its contents toward theflue (not shown) and away from the fire-box. The partition f3 acts as astop to compel the products of combustion coming from the fire-box totravel into the chamber Z22, as shown by the arrows, and to leave saidchamber by the passage-way f2 and snout f8. The partition and snout donot completely close the passage-way a3, but by their size andconstruction intercept a sufficient quantity of the products ofcombustion to perform the desired work.

7L represents a hopper, preferably provided with a closed bottom inorder to hold any drippings or moisture that may be held by the garbageplaced in said hopper. The sides of the hopper are preferablyperforated, as at h', in order to permit the products of combustion themore readily to have access to the contents of the hopper. The hopper atthe bottom is designed to rest upon-the top of the partition b8 and isprovided with a head h3, adapted when the hopper' is placed in thechamber to close the opening at the end of the chamber. The head h3carries a handle h4, by which the hopper may be manipulated.

The operation of my improved carbonizer is as follows: The parts beingconstructed y IOO and arranged as described, the garbage is placed inthe hopper and the hopper inserted in the chamber, thus completelyclosing said chamber, except the passage-ways f f2. The products ofcombustion coming from the firebox strike the partition f3 and aredeflected upward, as indicated by the arrows, contacting with thegarbage through the openings 7L and over the top of the hopper, thecombined gases and products of combustion passing completely about thechamber b2 and leaving the same through the passage-way f2 and snout f8,the latter delivering the gases in the direction of the currents ofgases and their products of combustion that are continually passing fromthe fire-box to the flue, so that a continuous draft is maintainedthrough the chamber of the carbonizer.

The partition-wall bs is a convenient means to prevent the products ofcombustion passing from the passage-way f' directly to the passage-wayb2 without contacting with the garbage, dac.

Having' thus explained the nature of my invention and described a way ofconstructing and using the same, though Without attempting to set forthall of the forms in which it maybe made or all of the modes of its use,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A carbonizer, comprising a chamber, having an openin g adapted forconnection with a stove or range, a partition in said opening, a. hopperarranged in said chamber adapted to rest upon said partition, saidpartition being arranged to divide said opening into passageways b, b",a snout f8 connected to form a continuation of the passage-way 197, oneside of said snout forming a continuation of said partition, and actingas a stop, or damper to said range to deflect the products of combustioninto said chamber, whereby the products of combustion arev admitted tosaid chamber through an opening, passing to the flue or range by way ofthe snout.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 14th day of March, A. D.1896.

CHARLES AsBURY.

lVitnesses;

C. F. BROWN, A. D. HARRISON.

